Official Releases

What’s Changed

Features

• Native JavaFX file/directory choosers (#997)
• Show participant cam video in tab and external window (#998)
• A different trigger for the recording alert as described in (#991) (#1006)

Bug Fixes

• macOS specific switches for compatibility reasons
• Missing recorded PDF slides and removed recording warn dialog (#986)
• Executing keystroke actions in text components (#994)
• Missing annotations when the recording was stopped (#982)
• Show participants list instead of chat messages on stream start (#989)
• Slide recording eliminating native code calls (#996)
• Speaker layout by taking last talking timestamp into account
• Participant speech request icons
• Ui layout glitches around video tiles (#1002)
• Wire JanusParticipantContext to the ParticipantList (#1003)
• Memory leak with video frame conversion (#1000) (#1001)
• Crashes caused by video frame conversion (#1000) (#1001)
• ParticipantList speech request cancellation
• (editor) Prevent the slide preview from triggering scrolling events (#983)
• Editor crash when opening a recording with a screen-share (#985)
• (editor) Crash caused by wrong libstdc++ the openjdk and javafx have linked
• (build) Removed deprecation warnings for builds
• (editor) Rendering recorded screen-shares in linux
• (editor) Rendering recorded screen-shares in macOS
• Updated to mupdf 1.25.5 with customized linux build to fix black boxes
• Mupdf 1.25.5 lib build with -Bsymbolic ldflags
• Minor screen-share fixes
• Screen-share on connected displays
• Recording warning triggers
• ManualStateObserver property propagation
• Create quiz logic with closed generic document
• Rendering imported PDF pages using (#1008)
• Start recording with muted microphone shows alert

Refactor

• Display notification handler

Other

• Make macOS package.sh use the notarytool for notarization
• Added GitHub build and release workflows

Documentation

• Added the complete changelog so far
• Quiz related docs

Testing

• Fixed module tests by correctly loading the native MuPDF lib

Miscellaneous Tasks

• Generate the current version for the build workflow
• Fetch-depth 0 in the build workflow to get the current version
• Added MuPDF build workflow

New Contributors

• @github-actions[bot] made their first contribution in #1004

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/compare/v6.1.1025...v6.2.0

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Added PDFPC time functionalities https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/pull/978.
• Added stream service heartbeat https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/969.
• Added a screen inhibition config option.
• Fixed ui hanging after opening a document from the command line.
• Fixed slide text sort contract issue causing document render empty slides.
• Fixed speech menu selected indicator https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/967.
• Fixed speech positioning https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/967.
• Fixed recording state propagation on stream start https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/935.
• Fixed restarting minimized windows for sharing https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/954.
• Fixed recording path selection https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/733.
• Fixed stream and messenger state https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/379.
• Fixed menu state for messenger https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/379.
• Fixed stopping all screen recordings.
• Show error on record page failure.

lectureEditor

• Fixed audio clicks at the beginning of the recording https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/977.
• Fixed PDF slide export https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/976.
• Fixed time marker position after splitting https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/973.
• Fast video rendering https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/pull/944.
• Fixed video seeking by taking a performance hit https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/957.
• Slower but precise video seeking https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/946.
• Fixed playing paused screen recordings https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/948.
• Fixed opening recording files via double click https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/945.
• Fixed page image rendering after the end of video.
• Fixed annotation over video rendering.
• Added feature to insert PDF pages.

Project

• Updated dependencies having reported CVEs.
• Fixed macOS builds by using the notarytool.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Fixed edited chat message to slide conversion.
• Fixed opening whiteboard via toolbar https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/894.
• Fixed slide overlay detection for some slide sets https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/889.
• Fixed (disable) focus for tabbed panes.
• Show error notification if a slide could not be recorded https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/912.
• Fixed mouse wheel scrolling in the slides view https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/916.
• Improved whitespaces in MessageDocument https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/903.
• Expand slide notes tab when notes are available https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/919.
• Fixed recent documents list size in Linux https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/915.
• Fixed text tool and box size.
• Reduced text-box fonts to only embedded ones.

lectureEditor

• Fixed event table flickering https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/921.
• Fixed text font issues with custom text on slides https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/910.
• Fixed audio render progress precision https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/908.

Project

• Provide DEB and RPM packages for Linux distributions.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Added the most relevant features of pdfpc (a GTK-based presentation application).
• Added participant banning from the participant list.

lectureEditor

• Fixed missing slide-view on Linux (#870)
• Fixed deletion of pages by moving page events in the timeline (#864)

Project

• Updated to the latest version of MuPDF (1.23.10).
• Added Apple Silicon native library support.
• Apple Silicon builds will be from now on released for the Mac.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Stable screen sharing feature.
• Record screen shares to MP4 videos along the presentation recording.
• Added a participant list for online sessions.
• Added JCEF to view own stream within the app.
• Fixed various issues with text-boxes.
• Fixed various issues with quizzes.
• Fixed notifications for dis-connected audio/video devices.
• Improved establishment of interrupted connections.

lectureEditor

• Added the split recording feature.
• Added the ability to move slide change events without modifying any other parts of the recording.
• Added the ability to replace multiple slides in the recording at once.
• Added the ability to add new annotations, with the same toolbar as in lecturePresenter.
• Audio Loudness Normaliaztion and QoL improvements.
• Fixed rendering issues with various tools.
• Fixed audio device handling.
• Fixed crash on playback of denoised audio.

Project

• Set required Java version to 17.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Changed screen-share workflow with multiple document tabs.
• Fixed screen-sharing state between multiple shared sources.
• Fixed stopping running screen-share.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Added screen-sharing.
• Added stream participants list.
• Send chat messages to all participants.
• Receive private chat messages.

lectureEditor

• Fixed import of recordings with a different audio format.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• 🆕 Select PDF document templates for whiteboards, quizzes and message slides.
• Changed quiz file storage format which fixed multiple quiz format related bugs.
• Simplified, removed old and unsupported settings.
• Fixed page removal with whiteboards.
• Added device selection dialog prior starting a recording.
• Fixed Linux build for older (e.g. Ubuntu 16.04) systems.
• Closed memory leak while recording.

lectureEditor

• Reintroduced deletion of single actions without markers.
• Faster waveform generation.
• Increased zoom level for the waveform.
• Fixed rendering issues with the timeline.
• Fixed zoomed view-port rendering.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Removed save quiz results menu item. Quiz results still can be saved via document export.
• Preserve compatibility to old configs.
• Configurable streaming server name in stream settings.
• Fixed drag and drop of toolbar-buttons that now render the icon dragged into the toolbar on Linux systems.
• Fixed package version number on Linux systems.
• Fixed starting a stream without any connected cameras on Linux.

lectureEditor

• Fixed STA vs. MTA issue which blocked the usage of audio playback devices on some systems.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Fixed and improved many quiz related issues (handling, rendering, etc.).
• Introduced new multi-screen layout options for the main view.
  • Create external windows for messages, speech, and slide preview.
• Change position of tabs in the main view.
• Show received text messages on slides that can be recorded and shared via stream.
• Improved local camera image quality.
• Improved stream event handling.
• Quality based selection of camera stream profiles.

lectureEditor

• Fixed audio playback device selection when device is gone.
• Fixed rare cases of cutting tool events.

All apps

• Updated dependencies that have security issues fixed.

Known Bugs :construction:

• Drag and drop of toolbar-buttons does not render the icon of the button dragged into the toolbar on some Linux systems.

Changelog

New WebRTC based streaming

Visit the streaming portal to setup your course you want to stream (members of TU Darmstadt only). On the website you will find the manual (currently in German) how to stream and attend your course.

lecturePresenter

• Customizable toolbar.
• Added new buttons to the toolbar: previous/next slide, start stream, start quiz, (un)mute microphone and camera for the stream.
• Improved audio recording quality: new audio system implementation with high-pass filter, echo cancellation and noise suppression.
• Select best native camera format for selected aspect ratio.
• Integrated quizzes into streamed courses, including presenting quiz results.
• Fixed stylus drawing in fullscreen mode.
• Fixed text-field input conflict with some shortcuts.
• Fixed close PDF document and saving this document afterwards.
• Block quiz-slide selection until the quiz is closed.
• Simplified settings.

lectureEditor

• Fixed rare UI render issues on some platforms.
• Fixed cutting annotations which manipulate the view state.

All apps

• Append app version to app logs.

Known Bugs :construction:

• Drag and drop of toolbar-buttons does not render the icon of the button dragged into the toolbar on some Linux systems.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Fixed camera preview in camera settings.
• Fixed recording quiz slides.
• Fixed recording of PDF slides.
• Fixed saving recording name with combination of whiteboards.
• Introduced broadcast profiles in live stream settings.
• Minor UI state fixes.

lectureEditor

• Fixed rendering of the main slide view.
• Fixed default path when saving the changed recording.
• Show document preview in it’s final playback state.
• Show document preview in it’s final playback state in video export

lectureBroadcaster

• Switched to a more efficient and faster Quarkus implementation.

Web services

• Improved security with rolling certificates.
• Fixed starting quizzes without to stop the previous one.

All apps

• New version checking that will show a notification if a new version of lectureStudio is available (to receive notifications please make sure that the corresponding setting is activated in the general settings of the app).

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Fixed microphone settings (adjustment and recording test)
• Fixed recorded slides to PDF export (annotation positions, blending mode and extended/zoomed view)
• Fixed scaling of recorded pointer and zoom-rectangle
• Simplified slides to PDF export view (less user interaction required)
• Option for full screen mode in general settings

lectureEditor

• Simplified recording export options (HTML video player automatically created with the compressed video)
• Fixed rendering of text annotations
• Fixed inconsistencies with multiple deletions
• Shrink selection and glue selection sliders to the main slider
• New feature: save document to PDF (File - Save document)
• New feature: replace selected pages with new ones
• New feature (alpha stage): in-/decrease volume in selected areas

lecturePlayer (Web)

• Fixed annotation rendering in preview slides
• Improved pointer appearance

All apps

• Fixed language setting
• Added notification that a restart of the app is required to take effect of the language setting
• Added ‘Info’ tab to about view
• Stabilized Linux and macOS versions
• Save and re-use the recently used directory when opening/saving files

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Fixed microphone settings (adjustment and recording test)
• Fixed recorded slides to PDF export (annotation positions, blending mode and extended/zoomed view)
• Fixed scaling of recorded pointer and zoom-rectangle
• Simplified slides to PDF export view (less user interaction required)
• Option for full screen mode in general settings

lectureEditor

• Simplified recording export options (HTML video player automatically created with the compressed video)
• Fixed rendering of text annotations

lecturePlayer (Web)

• Fixed annotation rendering in preview slides
• Improved pointer appearance

All apps

• Fixed language setting
• Added notification that a restart of the app is required to take effect of the language setting
• Added ‘Info’ tab to about view
• Stabilized Linux and macOS versions
• Save and re-use the recently used directory when opening/saving files

WIP

• #21 lectureEditor: Slider positions of the volume change area are not recalculated when deleting / pasting
• #27 lectureEditor: Inconsitencies with multiple deletions
• #43 lecturePresenter: The default directory for the save dialog of PDF is always ‘user.home’

What’s Changed

Features

• Native JavaFX file/directory choosers (#997)
• Show participant cam video in tab and external window (#998)
• A different trigger for the recording alert as described in (#991) (#1006)

Bug Fixes

• macOS specific switches for compatibility reasons
• Missing recorded PDF slides and removed recording warn dialog (#986)
• Executing keystroke actions in text components (#994)
• Missing annotations when the recording was stopped (#982)
• Show participants list instead of chat messages on stream start (#989)
• Slide recording eliminating native code calls (#996)
• Speaker layout by taking last talking timestamp into account
• Participant speech request icons
• Ui layout glitches around video tiles (#1002)
• Wire JanusParticipantContext to the ParticipantList (#1003)
• Memory leak with video frame conversion (#1000) (#1001)
• Crashes caused by video frame conversion (#1000) (#1001)
• ParticipantList speech request cancellation
• (editor) Prevent the slide preview from triggering scrolling events (#983)
• Editor crash when opening a recording with a screen-share (#985)
• (editor) Crash caused by wrong libstdc++ the openjdk and javafx have linked
• (build) Removed deprecation warnings for builds
• (editor) Rendering recorded screen-shares in linux
• (editor) Rendering recorded screen-shares in macOS
• Updated to mupdf 1.25.5 with customized linux build to fix black boxes
• Mupdf 1.25.5 lib build with -Bsymbolic ldflags
• Minor screen-share fixes
• Screen-share on connected displays
• Recording warning triggers
• ManualStateObserver property propagation
• Create quiz logic with closed generic document
• Rendering imported PDF pages using (#1008)
• Start recording with muted microphone shows alert

Refactor

• Display notification handler

Other

• Make macOS package.sh use the notarytool for notarization
• Added GitHub build and release workflows

Documentation

• Added the complete changelog so far
• Quiz related docs

Testing

• Fixed module tests by correctly loading the native MuPDF lib

Miscellaneous Tasks

• Generate the current version for the build workflow
• Fetch-depth 0 in the build workflow to get the current version
• Added MuPDF build workflow

New Contributors

• @github-actions[bot] made their first contribution in #1004

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/compare/v6.1.1025...v6.2.0

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Added PDFPC time functionalities https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/pull/978.
• Added stream service heartbeat https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/969.
• Added a screen inhibition config option.
• Fixed ui hanging after opening a document from the command line.
• Fixed slide text sort contract issue causing document render empty slides.
• Fixed speech menu selected indicator https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/967.
• Fixed speech positioning https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/967.
• Fixed recording state propagation on stream start https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/935.
• Fixed restarting minimized windows for sharing https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/954.
• Fixed recording path selection https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/733.
• Fixed stream and messenger state https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/379.
• Fixed menu state for messenger https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/379.
• Fixed stopping all screen recordings.
• Show error on record page failure.

lectureEditor

• Fixed audio clicks at the beginning of the recording https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/977.
• Fixed PDF slide export https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/976.
• Fixed time marker position after splitting https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/973.
• Fast video rendering https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/pull/944.
• Fixed video seeking by taking a performance hit https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/957.
• Slower but precise video seeking https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/946.
• Fixed playing paused screen recordings https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/948.
• Fixed opening recording files via double click https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/945.
• Fixed page image rendering after the end of video.
• Fixed annotation over video rendering.
• Added feature to insert PDF pages.

Project

• Updated dependencies having reported CVEs.
• Fixed macOS builds by using the notarytool.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Fixed edited chat message to slide conversion.
• Fixed opening whiteboard via toolbar https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/894.
• Fixed slide overlay detection for some slide sets https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/889.
• Fixed (disable) focus for tabbed panes.
• Show error notification if a slide could not be recorded https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/912.
• Fixed mouse wheel scrolling in the slides view https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/916.
• Improved whitespaces in MessageDocument https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/903.
• Expand slide notes tab when notes are available https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/919.
• Fixed recent documents list size in Linux https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/915.
• Fixed text tool and box size.
• Reduced text-box fonts to only embedded ones.

lectureEditor

• Fixed event table flickering https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/921.
• Fixed text font issues with custom text on slides https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/910.
• Fixed audio render progress precision https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/908.

Project

• Provide DEB and RPM packages for Linux distributions.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Added the most relevant features of pdfpc (a GTK-based presentation application).
• Added participant banning from the participant list.

lectureEditor

• Fixed missing slide-view on Linux (#870)
• Fixed deletion of pages by moving page events in the timeline (#864)

Project

• Updated to the latest version of MuPDF (1.23.10).
• Added Apple Silicon native library support.
• Apple Silicon builds will be from now on released for the Mac.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Stable screen sharing feature.
• Record screen shares to MP4 videos along the presentation recording.
• Added a participant list for online sessions.
• Added JCEF to view own stream within the app.
• Fixed various issues with text-boxes.
• Fixed various issues with quizzes.
• Fixed notifications for dis-connected audio/video devices.
• Improved establishment of interrupted connections.

lectureEditor

• Added the split recording feature.
• Added the ability to move slide change events without modifying any other parts of the recording.
• Added the ability to replace multiple slides in the recording at once.
• Added the ability to add new annotations, with the same toolbar as in lecturePresenter.
• Audio Loudness Normaliaztion and QoL improvements.
• Fixed rendering issues with various tools.
• Fixed audio device handling.
• Fixed crash on playback of denoised audio.

Project

• Set required Java version to 17.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Changed screen-share workflow with multiple document tabs.
• Fixed screen-sharing state between multiple shared sources.
• Fixed stopping running screen-share.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Changed screen-share workflow with multiple document tabs.
• Fixed screen-sharing state between multiple shared sources.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Added screen-sharing.
• Added stream participants list.
• Send chat messages to all participants.
• Receive private chat messages.

lectureEditor

• Fixed import of recordings with a different audio format.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• 🆕 Select PDF document templates for whiteboards, quizzes and message slides.
• Changed quiz file storage format which fixed multiple quiz format related bugs.
• Simplified, removed old and unsupported settings.
• Fixed page removal with whiteboards.
• Added device selection dialog prior starting a recording.
• Fixed Linux build for older (e.g. Ubuntu 16.04) systems.
• Closed memory leak while recording.

lectureEditor

• Reintroduced deletion of single actions without markers.
• Faster waveform generation.
• Increased zoom level for the waveform.
• Fixed rendering issues with the timeline.
• Fixed zoomed view-port rendering.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Removed save quiz results menu item. Quiz results still can be saved via document export.
• Preserve compatibility to old configs.
• Configurable streaming server name in stream settings.
• Fixed drag and drop of toolbar-buttons that now render the icon dragged into the toolbar on Linux systems.
• Fixed package version number on Linux systems.
• Fixed starting a stream without any connected cameras on Linux.

lectureEditor

• Fixed STA vs. MTA issue which blocked the usage of audio playback devices on some systems.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Fixed and improved many quiz related issues (handling, rendering, etc.).
• Introduced new multi-screen layout options for the main view.
  • Create external windows for messages, speech, and slide preview.
• Change position of tabs in the main view.
• Show received text messages on slides that can be recorded and shared via stream.
• Improved local camera image quality.
• Improved stream event handling.
• Quality based selection of camera stream profiles.

lectureEditor

• Fixed audio playback device selection when device is gone.
• Fixed rare cases of cutting tool events.

All apps

• Updated dependencies that have security issues fixed.

Known Bugs :construction:

• Drag and drop of toolbar-buttons does not render the icon of the button dragged into the toolbar on some Linux systems.

Changelog

New WebRTC based streaming

Visit the streaming portal to setup your course you want to stream (members of TU Darmstadt only). On the website you will find the manual (currently in German) how to stream and attend your course.

lecturePresenter

• Customizable toolbar.
• Added new buttons to the toolbar: previous/next slide, start stream, start quiz, (un)mute microphone and camera for the stream.
• Improved audio recording quality: new audio system implementation with high-pass filter, echo cancellation and noise suppression.
• Select best native camera format for selected aspect ratio.
• Integrated quizzes into streamed courses, including presenting quiz results.
• Fixed stylus drawing in fullscreen mode.
• Fixed text-field input conflict with some shortcuts.
• Fixed close PDF document and saving this document afterwards.
• Block quiz-slide selection until the quiz is closed.
• Simplified settings.

lectureEditor

• Fixed rare UI render issues on some platforms.
• Fixed cutting annotations which manipulate the view state.

All apps

• Append app version to app logs.

Known Bugs :construction:

• Drag and drop of toolbar-buttons does not render the icon of the button dragged into the toolbar on some Linux systems.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Fixed camera preview in camera settings.
• Fixed recording quiz slides.
• Fixed recording of PDF slides.
• Fixed saving recording name with combination of whiteboards.
• Introduced broadcast profiles in live stream settings.
• Minor UI state fixes.

lectureEditor

• Fixed rendering of the main slide view.
• Fixed default path when saving the changed recording.
• Show document preview in it’s final playback state.
• Show document preview in it’s final playback state in video export

lectureBroadcaster

• Switched to a more efficient and faster Quarkus implementation.

Web services

• Improved security with rolling certificates.
• Fixed starting quizzes without to stop the previous one.

All apps

• New version checking that will show a notification if a new version of lectureStudio is available (to receive notifications please make sure that the corresponding setting is activated in the general settings of the app).

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Fixed microphone settings (adjustment and recording test)
• Fixed recorded slides to PDF export (annotation positions, blending mode and extended/zoomed view)
• Fixed scaling of recorded pointer and zoom-rectangle
• Simplified slides to PDF export view (less user interaction required)
• Option for full screen mode in general settings

lectureEditor

• Simplified recording export options (HTML video player automatically created with the compressed video)
• Fixed rendering of text annotations
• Fixed inconsistencies with multiple deletions
• Shrink selection and glue selection sliders to the main slider
• New feature: save document to PDF (File - Save document)
• New feature: replace selected pages with new ones
• New feature (alpha stage): in-/decrease volume in selected areas

lecturePlayer (Web)

• Fixed annotation rendering in preview slides
• Improved pointer appearance

All apps

• Fixed language setting
• Added notification that a restart of the app is required to take effect of the language setting
• Added ‘Info’ tab to about view
• Stabilized Linux and macOS versions
• Save and re-use the recently used directory when opening/saving files

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Fixed microphone settings (adjustment and recording test)
• Fixed recorded slides to PDF export (annotation positions, blending mode and extended/zoomed view)
• Fixed scaling of recorded pointer and zoom-rectangle
• Simplified slides to PDF export view (less user interaction required)
• Option for full screen mode in general settings

lectureEditor

• Simplified recording export options (HTML video player automatically created with the compressed video)
• Fixed rendering of text annotations

lecturePlayer (Web)

• Fixed annotation rendering in preview slides
• Improved pointer appearance

All apps

• Fixed language setting
• Added notification that a restart of the app is required to take effect of the language setting
• Added ‘Info’ tab to about view
• Stabilized Linux and macOS versions
• Save and re-use the recently used directory when opening/saving files

WIP

• #21 lectureEditor: Slider positions of the volume change area are not recalculated when deleting / pasting
• #27 lectureEditor: Inconsitencies with multiple deletions
• #43 lecturePresenter: The default directory for the save dialog of PDF is always ‘user.home’

What’s Changed

Features

• Native JavaFX file/directory choosers (#997)
• Show participant cam video in tab and external window (#998)
• A different trigger for the recording alert as described in (#991) (#1006)

Bug Fixes

• macOS specific switches for compatibility reasons
• Missing recorded PDF slides and removed recording warn dialog (#986)
• Executing keystroke actions in text components (#994)
• Missing annotations when the recording was stopped (#982)
• Show participants list instead of chat messages on stream start (#989)
• Slide recording eliminating native code calls (#996)
• Speaker layout by taking last talking timestamp into account
• Participant speech request icons
• Ui layout glitches around video tiles (#1002)
• Wire JanusParticipantContext to the ParticipantList (#1003)
• Memory leak with video frame conversion (#1000) (#1001)
• Crashes caused by video frame conversion (#1000) (#1001)
• ParticipantList speech request cancellation
• (editor) Prevent the slide preview from triggering scrolling events (#983)
• Editor crash when opening a recording with a screen-share (#985)
• (editor) Crash caused by wrong libstdc++ the openjdk and javafx have linked
• (build) Removed deprecation warnings for builds
• (editor) Rendering recorded screen-shares in linux
• (editor) Rendering recorded screen-shares in macOS
• Updated to mupdf 1.25.5 with customized linux build to fix black boxes
• Mupdf 1.25.5 lib build with -Bsymbolic ldflags
• Minor screen-share fixes
• Screen-share on connected displays
• Recording warning triggers
• ManualStateObserver property propagation
• Create quiz logic with closed generic document
• Rendering imported PDF pages using (#1008)
• Start recording with muted microphone shows alert

Refactor

• Display notification handler

Other

• Make macOS package.sh use the notarytool for notarization
• Added GitHub build and release workflows

Documentation

• Added the complete changelog so far
• Quiz related docs

Testing

• Fixed module tests by correctly loading the native MuPDF lib

Miscellaneous Tasks

• Generate the current version for the build workflow
• Fetch-depth 0 in the build workflow to get the current version
• Added MuPDF build workflow

New Contributors

• @github-actions[bot] made their first contribution in #1004

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/compare/v6.1.1025...v6.2.0

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Added PDFPC time functionalities https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/pull/978.
• Added stream service heartbeat https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/969.
• Added a screen inhibition config option.
• Fixed ui hanging after opening a document from the command line.
• Fixed slide text sort contract issue causing document render empty slides.
• Fixed speech menu selected indicator https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/967.
• Fixed speech positioning https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/967.
• Fixed recording state propagation on stream start https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/935.
• Fixed restarting minimized windows for sharing https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/954.
• Fixed recording path selection https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/733.
• Fixed stream and messenger state https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/379.
• Fixed menu state for messenger https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/379.
• Fixed stopping all screen recordings.
• Show error on record page failure.

lectureEditor

• Fixed audio clicks at the beginning of the recording https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/977.
• Fixed PDF slide export https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/976.
• Fixed time marker position after splitting https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/973.
• Fast video rendering https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/pull/944.
• Fixed video seeking by taking a performance hit https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/957.
• Slower but precise video seeking https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/946.
• Fixed playing paused screen recordings https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/948.
• Fixed opening recording files via double click https://github.com/lectureStudio/lectureStudio/issues/945.
• Fixed page image rendering after the end of video.
• Fixed annotation over video rendering.
• Added feature to insert PDF pages.

Project

• Updated dependencies having reported CVEs.
• Fixed macOS builds by using the notarytool.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Added the most relevant features of pdfpc (a GTK-based presentation application).
• Added participant banning from the participant list.

lectureEditor

• Fixed missing slide-view on Linux (#870)
• Fixed deletion of pages by moving page events in the timeline (#864)

Project

• Updated to the latest version of MuPDF (1.23.10).
• Added Apple Silicon native library support.
• Apple Silicon builds will be from now on released for the Mac.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Stable screen sharing feature.
• Record screen shares to MP4 videos along the presentation recording.
• Added a participant list for online sessions.
• Added JCEF to view own stream within the app.
• Fixed various issues with text-boxes.
• Fixed various issues with quizzes.
• Fixed notifications for dis-connected audio/video devices.
• Improved establishment of interrupted connections.

lectureEditor

• Added the split recording feature.
• Added the ability to move slide change events without modifying any other parts of the recording.
• Added the ability to replace multiple slides in the recording at once.
• Added the ability to add new annotations, with the same toolbar as in lecturePresenter.
• Audio Loudness Normaliaztion and QoL improvements.
• Fixed rendering issues with various tools.
• Fixed audio device handling.
• Fixed crash on playback of denoised audio.

Project

• Set required Java version to 17.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Changed screen-share workflow with multiple document tabs.
• Fixed screen-sharing state between multiple shared sources.
• Fixed stopping running screen-share.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Added screen-sharing.
• Added stream participants list.
• Send chat messages to all participants.
• Receive private chat messages.

lectureEditor

• Fixed import of recordings with a different audio format.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• 🆕 Select PDF document templates for whiteboards, quizzes and message slides.
• Changed quiz file storage format which fixed multiple quiz format related bugs.
• Simplified, removed old and unsupported settings.
• Fixed page removal with whiteboards.
• Added device selection dialog prior starting a recording.
• Fixed Linux build for older (e.g. Ubuntu 16.04) systems.
• Closed memory leak while recording.

lectureEditor

• Reintroduced deletion of single actions without markers.
• Faster waveform generation.
• Increased zoom level for the waveform.
• Fixed rendering issues with the timeline.
• Fixed zoomed view-port rendering.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Removed save quiz results menu item. Quiz results still can be saved via document export.
• Preserve compatibility to old configs.
• Configurable streaming server name in stream settings.
• Fixed drag and drop of toolbar-buttons that now render the icon dragged into the toolbar on Linux systems.
• Fixed package version number on Linux systems.
• Fixed starting a stream without any connected cameras on Linux.

lectureEditor

• Fixed STA vs. MTA issue which blocked the usage of audio playback devices on some systems.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Fixed and improved many quiz related issues (handling, rendering, etc.).
• Introduced new multi-screen layout options for the main view.
  • Create external windows for messages, speech, and slide preview.
• Change position of tabs in the main view.
• Show received text messages on slides that can be recorded and shared via stream.
• Improved local camera image quality.
• Improved stream event handling.
• Quality based selection of camera stream profiles.

lectureEditor

• Fixed audio playback device selection when device is gone.
• Fixed rare cases of cutting tool events.

All apps

• Updated dependencies that have security issues fixed.

Known Bugs :construction:

• Drag and drop of toolbar-buttons does not render the icon of the button dragged into the toolbar on some Linux systems.

Changelog

New WebRTC based streaming

Visit the streaming portal to setup your course you want to stream (members of TU Darmstadt only). On the website you will find the manual (currently in German) how to stream and attend your course.

lecturePresenter

• Customizable toolbar.
• Added new buttons to the toolbar: previous/next slide, start stream, start quiz, (un)mute microphone and camera for the stream.
• Improved audio recording quality: new audio system implementation with high-pass filter, echo cancellation and noise suppression.
• Select best native camera format for selected aspect ratio.
• Integrated quizzes into streamed courses, including presenting quiz results.
• Fixed stylus drawing in fullscreen mode.
• Fixed text-field input conflict with some shortcuts.
• Fixed close PDF document and saving this document afterwards.
• Block quiz-slide selection until the quiz is closed.
• Simplified settings.

lectureEditor

• Fixed rare UI render issues on some platforms.
• Fixed cutting annotations which manipulate the view state.

All apps

• Append app version to app logs.

Known Bugs :construction:

• Drag and drop of toolbar-buttons does not render the icon of the button dragged into the toolbar on some Linux systems.

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Fixed camera preview in camera settings.
• Fixed recording quiz slides.
• Fixed recording of PDF slides.
• Fixed saving recording name with combination of whiteboards.
• Introduced broadcast profiles in live stream settings.
• Minor UI state fixes.

lectureEditor

• Fixed rendering of the main slide view.
• Fixed default path when saving the changed recording.
• Show document preview in it’s final playback state.
• Show document preview in it’s final playback state in video export

lectureBroadcaster

• Switched to a more efficient and faster Quarkus implementation.

Web services

• Improved security with rolling certificates.
• Fixed starting quizzes without to stop the previous one.

All apps

• New version checking that will show a notification if a new version of lectureStudio is available (to receive notifications please make sure that the corresponding setting is activated in the general settings of the app).

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Fixed microphone settings (adjustment and recording test)
• Fixed recorded slides to PDF export (annotation positions, blending mode and extended/zoomed view)
• Fixed scaling of recorded pointer and zoom-rectangle
• Simplified slides to PDF export view (less user interaction required)
• Option for full screen mode in general settings

lectureEditor

• Simplified recording export options (HTML video player automatically created with the compressed video)
• Fixed rendering of text annotations
• Fixed inconsistencies with multiple deletions
• Shrink selection and glue selection sliders to the main slider
• New feature: save document to PDF (File - Save document)
• New feature: replace selected pages with new ones
• New feature (alpha stage): in-/decrease volume in selected areas

lecturePlayer (Web)

• Fixed annotation rendering in preview slides
• Improved pointer appearance

All apps

• Fixed language setting
• Added notification that a restart of the app is required to take effect of the language setting
• Added ‘Info’ tab to about view
• Stabilized Linux and macOS versions
• Save and re-use the recently used directory when opening/saving files

Changelog

lecturePresenter

• Fixed microphone settings (adjustment and recording test)
• Fixed recorded slides to PDF export (annotation positions, blending mode and extended/zoomed view)
• Fixed scaling of recorded pointer and zoom-rectangle
• Simplified slides to PDF export view (less user interaction required)
• Option for full screen mode in general settings

lectureEditor

• Simplified recording export options (HTML video player automatically created with the compressed video)
• Fixed rendering of text annotations

lecturePlayer (Web)

• Fixed annotation rendering in preview slides
• Improved pointer appearance

All apps

• Fixed language setting
• Added notification that a restart of the app is required to take effect of the language setting
• Added ‘Info’ tab to about view
• Stabilized Linux and macOS versions
• Save and re-use the recently used directory when opening/saving files

WIP

• #21 lectureEditor: Slider positions of the volume change area are not recalculated when deleting / pasting
• #27 lectureEditor: Inconsitencies with multiple deletions
• #43 lecturePresenter: The default directory for the save dialog of PDF is always ‘user.home’